The Andean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus andinus) is one of the three flamingos occurring in the high Andes of South America. It is the largest and...

My wife and I had the chance to visit Alaska! This trip was in our bucket list for a long time and did not...

The Brown Pelican and the Peruvian Pelican are closely related and once were considered the same species. They are indeed very similar in all...

The Squirrel Cuckoo is the most common and widespread of all New World cuckoos. Wherever this cuckoo occurs, it never fails to be center...

Seashores anywhere support very similar bird communities. A walk along an ocean beach is likely to result in sighting of terns, gulls and sandpipers with...

On the series “North American birds with Neotropical Counterparts”, this time I introduce the Andean Gull. Gulls are often referred as “seagulls” due to...

The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is one of the most widespread and popular birds. Most everyone with an eye for the natural world can...

I am starting a series of posts where I introduce little known birds we can relate. These would be mostly Neotropical birds that have...